Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Children under 15 make up 20% in Saint-Zotique, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Where 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, Saint-Zotique has 4.4%. The 2021 Census found 3,990 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 10,445. Here, 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Lower than in 73% of Canadian towns: 27% of residents said they have no religion.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Zotique
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 50% of residents speak English and French, more than in 90% of Canadian towns. Another 48% speak only French and 2.3% only English. English & French ↓
Growing faster than most
Saint-Zotique went from 7,934 people in 2016 to 9,618 in 2021, +21%: faster growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 33% of adults, more than in 97% of Canadian towns, while 31% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 90% of Canadian towns, at 50%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Set against 66% across Canada’s towns, 6% of residents have English as their mother tongue in Saint-Zotique. Bilingual residents make up 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
+21% since 2016, a pace 97% of Canadian towns didn’t match
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 9%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 77% of Canadian towns, at 9.2%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Half of Saint-Zotique’s residents are under 41.2, younger than in 55% of Canadian towns. No age band is larger than 40–44: 7.3% of residents. To put it in context, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over is 18%, against 19% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Zotique, 41.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-parent families make up 9.3% in Saint-Zotique, more than in 66% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Saint-Zotique the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns. Here, 26% of households are one person living alone.
Common-law partners: 33%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: nearly a quarter of adults, against a typical 27%. Few places have so few married residents 15 and over: 31% here, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of renter households than 53% of Canadian towns: 27%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
60% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 5.9% built before 1961. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. At 0.9%, households in buildings of five or more storeys sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
$87,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint-Zotique’s households had a total income above $87,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $74,000 is the median household income across Quebec’s towns. In 2020, 28% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
4.4% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals, from 2011 to 2021, are nearly a quarter of immigrants (typical: 27%); non-permanent residents add 0.4% of residents. 1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens, a lower share than in 88% of Canadian towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (46%) and in the Americas (19%).
71% said they are Christian and 27% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, 3.3% of residents belong to a visible minority in Saint-Zotique. At 2%, the share of Indigenous residents is lower than in 61% of Canadian towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 88% of Canadian towns: 13%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
65% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 65%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 20th oldest of 41 towns of 10,196 to 10,680 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Between McConachie (30.9) and Markland Wood (51.3) lies the rest of the group. The towns whose median age is nearest to Saint-Zotique’s: Monterey Park (41.2), Bois-des-Filion (41.2), Seaforth (41.6) and Rexdale-Kipling (41.6).
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than Saint-Zotique
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Zotique | 10,445 | — | 41.2 | 18% | 4.4% |
| Les Coteaux | 6,294 | 4.7 km | 38.8 | 14% | 2.6% |
| Rivière-Beaudette | 2,806 | 6.8 km | 40.4 | 17% | 3% |
| Sainte-Barbe | 1,993 | 7.6 km | 51.2 | 24% | 1.6% |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 7.9 km | 38.4 | 17% | 2.7% |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 9.2 km | 44 | 19% | 4.1% |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | 47,002 | 11.3 km | 47.2 | 25% | 3.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Saint-Zotique’s residents
What is the population of Saint-Zotique?
The latest figure is an estimate: 10,445 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Saint-Zotique counted 9,618, 21% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Zotique?
Half the residents are older than 41.2 and half younger, younger than 55% of Canadian towns; 20% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Saint-Zotique bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 50% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 2.3% speak only English and 48% only French; 89% grew up with French.
How diverse is Saint-Zotique?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 4.4%. A visible minority makes up 3.3% and Indigenous residents 2%.
What religion are people in Saint-Zotique?
Most often Christian (71%) or no religion (27%); other religions make up 2.5%.
Is Saint-Zotique good for families?
Children under 15 are 20% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 57% of households and one-parent families 9.3%. Schools near Saint-Zotique are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Zotique?
Median total household income in Saint-Zotique was $87,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).